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Ethel Blanche Hairston (née Wingo; May 14, 1935 – September 14, 2018) was an American professional wrestler whose ring name was Ethel Johnson. [1] [3] She debuted at age 16, [4] becoming the first African-American women's champion. [5] [4] She was a fan favorite, billed as "the biggest attraction to hit girl wrestling since girl wrestling ...
On August 3, 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg, after defeating Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu 4–1, at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [20] [21] She became the first female African-American and the first Black wrestler to win Olympic gold, [22] [23] and only the second female American to win gold, after Helen Maroulis in ...
She made her wrestling debut in 1958. On October 21, 1963, Brown made history when she defeated Nell Stewart for the NWA Texas Women's Championship becoming the first black woman to win a title in wrestling history. [4] During her career she wrestled in Florida, Calgary, Mid-Atlantic, Alabama and Hawaii. She retired from wrestling in 1972.
She began wrestling in the early 1950s and her first reported match happened in 1954. [5] With her older sisters, Babs Wingo and Ethel Johnson, she was part of the first Black trio sister team. [6] Marva Scott was posthumously inducted into the Women’s Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2023. [1]
Jacqueline DeLois Moore [2] (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager.She is best known for her time in WWE from 1998 to 2004, where she became the first African American WWE Cruiserweight Champion and one of three women to hold the championship.
Defeated Natalya in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to win the vacant championship. [10] 3 Sasha Banks: February 11, 2015: TakeOver: Rival: Winter Park, FL: 1 192: 191 This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Bayley and Becky Lynch. [11] 4 Bayley: August 22, 2015: TakeOver: Brooklyn: Brooklyn, NY: 1 223: 223 ...
Ellison and her second husband Johnny Long began training women to become female wrestlers, including Ella Waldek, Daisy Mae, and Katherine Simpson. [8] Long later contacted promoter Jack Pfefer, who agreed to book some of the wrestlers at his shows. [8] After marrying wrestler Buddy Lee, he began helping Ellison train the female wrestlers. [48]
Christanello was employed at a restaurant in Pittsburgh when she decided to contact a wrestling promoter to become a professional wrestler. [1] Male wrestlers Waldo Von Erich and Klondike Bill helped set her up with women's wrestling trainer The Fabulous Moolah. [3] She moved to South Carolina in 1963 to train with Moolah. [3]